Human Resource Management

Course Overview

Designed for students from all undergraduate disciplines, this programme has been fully accredited by the CIPD, the HR Certification Institute, and is fully aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management. You will gain the specialist knowledge and practical skills that are vital for future Human Resources Management professionals who strive to facilitate organisational effectiveness.



The programme is research-led, evidence-based, and practice-driven. Senior practitioners from the industry teach on the programme to offer you a strong integration of research and practice. Going beyond the classroom you will learn real organisational Human Resource Management in practice by interacting with a variety of organisations as part of the programme.



Is This Course For Me?

This M.Sc. is designed for students from all undergraduate disciplines looking to understand the dynamics of human motivation; the organisational structure of a business and the legal aspects of the workplace. Graduates will gain the specialist knowledge and practical skills that are vital for future Human Resources Management professionals who strive to facilitate organisational effectiveness. We aim to produce graduates who will become future change-makers and who seek to shape and transform business for good.



Course Structure

This M.Sc. course is worth 90 credits and is delivered over one academic year. The taught component comprises modules totalling 60 credits. Students also complete a substantial research project, which accounts for a further 30 credits, to be eligible for consideration for the award of the degree.



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We aim to produce graduates who will become future change-makers and who seek to shape and transform business for good.



Course Content

This one-year full-time course offers 12 core modules designed to build your knowledge and understanding of human resource management, and a dissertation. Modules may include:



Core: Developing Skills for Business Leadership and Coaching; Employment Law and Business Ethics; HR Digitalisation & Analytics; International HRM; Learning and Organisation Development; Managing Employment Relations; Performance & Rewards Management; Researching HRM; Resourcing and Talent Management; Strategic Human Resource Management; Work Design and Health.



The dissertation allows students to showcase the knowledge they have gained and enhance their career potential by specialising in a particular area.

Michaelmas Term (September to December)

• Strategic Human Resource Management

• Learning and Organisation Development

• Resourcing and Talent Management

• Researching Human Resource Management

• Human Resource Digitalisation and Analytics

• Performance and Rewards Management



Hilary Term (January to April)

• Work Design and Health

• International Human Resource Management

• Managing Employment Relations

• Developing Skills for Business Leadership and Coaching

• Employment Law and Business Ethics



Trinity Term

• Dissertation

o This project allows students to showcase the knowledge they have gained and enhance their career potential by specialising in a particular area.

Applicants are required to posses a minimum 2.1 Honours degree or international equivalent. They should also have two academic referees (applicants with work experience can instead provide one academic and one professional referee).



Applicants whose first language is not English and were not educated in the language will also need to complete an English competency exam (in line with Trinity's postgraduate English language requirements).

Closing Date: 31st July 2025

1 year full-time

Next Intake: September 2025

Career Opportunities

Graduates can gain employment in various industries such as financial services, operations, pharmaceuticals, education, government, and social enterprise.